Swiveling bracket for automobile-lamps.



J. MARKSON. 'SWIVELING BRACKET FOR AUTOMOBILE LAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 8. 1914.

1,162,091. Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

SWIYELING BRACKET FOE AUTOMOBILE-LAMPS;

.T all whom it may concern.

v Be it known that I, JO EPH MARKSON, citizen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swiveling Brackets for Automobile-Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to swiveling brackets for automobile and othervehicle lamps or head lights and has as its object to provide a bracket for supporting such a lamp, and in connection with the bracket, means whereby thesame may be turned from side to side so that the light from the lampor head light may be directed to one side or the other of the path of travel of the vehicle to permit of the driver inspectingobjects at the sides. of the road, house members and branch roads without the necessity of stopping or alighting from the vehicle".

- Another aim of the invention is to so construct the actuating mechanism for the bracket that the same may be operated without the necessity of releasing the steering wheel or the reins, if the device is employed on a delivery wagon vehicle.

Another aim of the invention is toso construct the actuating mechanism that the same will be adapted to normally hold the head light incentered position, or, in other Words, in. position facing the direction of travel of machine.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan tiew of the device embodying the present invention arranged within an automobile. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe mechanism removed from the machine.

.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the mechanism arranged 'thin the machine. Corresponding and like parts arev referred to in the fol owing description and indicated in all the vi. ws of the accompanying drawthe c'owli das ings by the same reference characters.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates of the automobile and 2 the floor thereof. The device embodying the,

present-inven 'on includes a base 3 which is preferably su stantially V-sliaped, as shown in Fig. 2, alth ugh it may be of any desired form, and the base-is provided at its front with a step be ring 4in which is mounted the lower end -0 a rotatable standard 5 supporting at its upper end the head llght 6 of the vehicle. It will be observed at this point Specification of Letters'Patent. hPatentediN 30, 19

Application filed October 8, 1914. Serial No. 865,737.

or other horse drawn that the said standard projects up through the cowl dash l and that the head light is located centrally in-front of the said dash. Fixed uponthe standard 5, near the lower end thereof, is a cross-head 7- to the arms of which are connected springs 8, which springs are connected also to the dash board 9 of the vehicle, and it will be understood that cross-head 7 operable to turn the cross-head and thereby turn the head light from one side to the other and this means will now be vided with a 'foot piece 13. The other arm 14 of each angle lever projects vertically or substantially vertically, and has connected to it one end of a chain. or other suitable flexible element 15. A bracket 16 is mounted upon the dash board 9 and supportspulleys 17 about which the flexible elements 15 are trained, the said elements being connected at their other ends to the ends of the arms of the cross-head, as indicated at 18. It will now be apparent that in the normal position of the parts the standard 5 will be so centered as to support the head-light facing in the direction of travel of the machine. Should it be desired, however, to turn the light toward one side or the other, the

proper one of the foot pieces 13 is depressed,

thereby rocking the corresponding arm 11 to exert a pull upon the corresponding flexible element 15 which will, of course, serve to turn the standard 5 in the proper direction and to an extent depending upon the distance to which the foot piece is depressed. Such movement will, of course be againstthe tension of one of the springs 8 and, con- 'sequently, when the foot piece is relieved of lot tatably supported by the dash, a cross arm rigid with said standardabove the lower end thereof, springs secured to the ends of said arm and to the dask in front of the same whereby to yieldably hold the standard in centered positi0n, .1evers fulcrumed upon the body in rear of the standard, abracket projecting rearwardly from the dash above the cross arm, pul1eys on said bracket, 10 and flexible connectlons between the levers and the cross arm passing around said pulleys whereby to move the arm and the standard in opposition to the springs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, JOSEPH MARKSON.

. Vitnesses:

\V. G. HEINLY,

S. E. TAYLOR. 

